Cineby Starts Staged Shutdown of Its Piracy Empire
Cineby has published a step-by-step schedule for shutting itself down in stages. The site started by redirecting its mirror sites Cineplay and Fmovies+, to then…
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Armenian Court Orders Son of Ex-President Held in Sweeping Graft Probe
A Yerevan court ordered the pretrial detention of Sedrak Kocharyan as prosecutors expand a multi-million-dollar corruption investigation into his father, former President Robert Kocharyan, and…
French Top Court Gets It Right, Strikes Down Social Media Ban For Youths
Earlier this month, France’s top court struck down the country’s legislation that banned social media use for people under 15 years old, which had been…
The NFL and Brain Injury
Last week I wrote about traumatic brain injury (TBI). By coincidence, the BMJ just published a study looking at a type of TBI called chronic…
More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal
Facing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen their workforce, with a…
Deadly floods cause widespread destruction in China, Nepal
Severe flooding in China and Nepal caused widespread destruction and mounting death tolls, UN agencies reported on Wednesday as aid efforts deployed to help provide…
Designed for Impact: The Next Evolution of OCCRP’s Website
Welcome to the new OCCRP.org. Here’s what’s changed on our site — and how we hope it will better serve you. Following up on our previous…
NHS failing child sex abuse victims in adulthood, say psychiatrists
There have been decades of mistreatment and mismanagement of those who seek help later in life, say experts in a new, damning report.
A Changing World for Emperor Penguins
Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past.
The…
Pluralistic: The age of disinvention (25 Aug 2026)
Today’s links The age of disinvention: 🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥️1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥 Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Metacrap; CmdrTaco retires; Chalk memorial for Jack Layton; By…